Former Chess Prodigy Jeff Sarwer First Player Eliminated
Niveau 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Jeff Sarwer was first known in chess circles as a child prodigy before enjoying success in poker later in life. Many of his $761,996 in career tournament winnings as tracked by The Hendon Mob were a result of EPT events including a win in the 2010 EPT 6 Dublin €330 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo side event for €12,200 and a second place finish in the 2010 €10,300 EPT 6 Berlin High Roller Event for €110,000.
Sarwer will also now be known as the first elimination in the final EPT Main Event recently exiting the field when he flopped a flush while holding 
and was outmatched by his opponent's 
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Since Sarwer's elimination, three other players hit the showers. While the field has grown to 172 players, currently 168 remain in their seats.